diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 75eb3cbd..dc2cb072 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 ### Changes 
 - Adds support for PHP 8 and removes support for PHP 7.
 - Updated internal cache engine Phpfastcache from 6 to 9.
+- `Phile\ServiceLocacator\MetaInterface` changed:
+  - Renames `MetaInterface::parse` to `MetaInterface::extractMeta`
+  - Introduces `MetaInterface::extractContent`
+
+### Fixed
+-  Pages without meta block are rendered empty #351
 
 ## Release 1.11.1
 
diff --git a/lib/Phile/Model/Meta.php b/lib/Phile/Model/Meta.php
index c8c4301c..5d56dfca 100644
--- a/lib/Phile/Model/Meta.php
+++ b/lib/Phile/Model/Meta.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ protected function parseRawData($rawData)
          * @var \Phile\ServiceLocator\MetaInterface $metaParser
          */
         $metaParser = ServiceLocator::getService('Phile_Parser_Meta');
-        $data       = $metaParser->parse($rawData);
+        $data       = $metaParser->extractMeta($rawData);
 
         foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
             $this->set($key, $value);
diff --git a/lib/Phile/Model/Page.php b/lib/Phile/Model/Page.php
index da491248..c609aaa5 100644
--- a/lib/Phile/Model/Page.php
+++ b/lib/Phile/Model/Page.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Phile\Core\Router;
 use Phile\Core\ServiceLocator;
 use Phile\Repository\Page as Repository;
+use Phile\ServiceLocator\MetaInterface;
 
 /**
  * the Model class for a page
@@ -173,25 +174,15 @@ public function getMeta()
     /**
      * parse the raw content
      */
-    protected function parseRawData()
+    protected function parseRawData(): void
     {
         $this->meta = new Meta($this->rawData);
 
         $content = '';
         if ($this->rawData !== null) {
-            $rawData = trim($this->rawData);
-            $fences = [
-                'c' => ['open' => '/*', 'close' => '*/'],
-                'html' => ['open' => '<!--', 'close' => '-->'],
-                'yaml' => ['open' => '---', 'close' => '---']
-            ];
-            foreach ($fences as $fence) {
-                if (strncmp($fence['open'], $rawData, strlen($fence['open'])) === 0) {
-                    $sub = substr($rawData, strlen($fence['open']));
-                    list(, $content) = explode($fence['close'], $sub, 2);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+            /** @var MetaInterface */
+            $metaParser = ServiceLocator::getService('Phile_Parser_Meta');
+            $content = $metaParser->extractContent($this->rawData);
         }
 
         $this->content = $content;
diff --git a/lib/Phile/ServiceLocator/MetaInterface.php b/lib/Phile/ServiceLocator/MetaInterface.php
index fb1540f8..c19132b9 100644
--- a/lib/Phile/ServiceLocator/MetaInterface.php
+++ b/lib/Phile/ServiceLocator/MetaInterface.php
@@ -20,5 +20,13 @@ interface MetaInterface
      *
      * @return array with key/value store
      */
-    public function parse($rawData);
+    public function extractMeta($rawData);
+
+    /**
+     * Parses text and extracts the content-part (meta-data is removed)
+     *
+     * @param string $rawData Text to inspect
+     * @return string Text without meta-data
+     */
+    public function extractContent(?string $rawData): string;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/phile/parserMeta/Classes/Parser/Meta.php b/plugins/phile/parserMeta/Classes/Parser/Meta.php
index 7cda6af7..869731e8 100644
--- a/plugins/phile/parserMeta/Classes/Parser/Meta.php
+++ b/plugins/phile/parserMeta/Classes/Parser/Meta.php
@@ -35,31 +35,18 @@ public function __construct(array $config = null)
     }
 
     /**
-     * parse the content and extract meta information
+     * Implements MetaInterface::parse
      *
-     * @param  string $rawData raw page data
-     * @return array with key/value store
+     * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function parse($rawData)
+    public function extractMeta($rawData)
     {
-        $rawData = trim($rawData);
-        $fences = $this->config['fences'];
-
-        $start = $stop = null;
-        foreach ($fences as $fence) {
-            $start = $fence['open'];
-            $length = strlen($start);
-            if (substr($rawData, 0, $length) === $start) {
-                $stop = $fence['close'];
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if ($stop === null) {
+        list($meta) = $this->splitRawIntoMetaAndContent($rawData);
+        
+        if ($meta === null) {
             return [];
         }
 
-        $meta = trim(substr($rawData, strlen($start), strpos($rawData, $stop, strlen($start)) - (strlen($stop) + 1)));
         if (strtolower($this->config['format']) === 'yaml') {
             $meta = Yaml::parse($meta);
         } else {
@@ -69,6 +56,44 @@ public function parse($rawData)
         return $meta;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Implements MetaInterface::extractContent
+     *
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function extractContent(?string $rawData): string
+    {
+        list(, $content) = $this->splitRawIntoMetaAndContent($rawData);
+        
+        return $content;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Inspects the text and splits meta-data and content
+     *
+     * @param string $rawData Text to inspect
+     * @return array array with [meta-data, content]
+     */
+    protected function splitRawIntoMetaAndContent(string $rawData): array
+    {
+        $meta = null;
+        $content = $rawData;
+
+        if ($rawData !== null) {
+            $rawData = trim($rawData);
+            $fences = $this->config['fences'];
+            foreach ($fences as $fence) {
+                if (strncmp($fence['open'], $rawData, strlen($fence['open'])) === 0) {
+                    $sub = substr($rawData, strlen($fence['open']));
+                    list($meta, $content) = explode($fence['close'], $sub, 2);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return [$meta, $content];
+    }
+
     /**
      * convert meta data keys
      *
diff --git a/plugins/phile/parserMeta/tests/MetaTest.php b/plugins/phile/parserMeta/tests/MetaTest.php
index 6c62d588..61f80c1a 100644
--- a/plugins/phile/parserMeta/tests/MetaTest.php
+++ b/plugins/phile/parserMeta/tests/MetaTest.php
@@ -24,8 +24,22 @@ public function testYamlWithYamlFrontMatter()
             'fences' => ['yaml' => ['open' => '---', 'close' => '---']],
             'format' => 'YAML'
         ]);
-        $meta = $parser->parse($raw);
+        $meta = $parser->extractMeta($raw);
         $this->assertSame('foo', $meta['title']);
         $this->assertSame(['bar', 'baz'], $meta['tags']);
     }
+
+    public function testDataWithoutMetaDataBlock()
+    {
+        $raw = "# Hello World\n## Hello you too";
+        $parser = new Meta([
+            'fences' => ['yaml' => ['open' => '---', 'close' => '---']],
+        ]);
+
+        $content = $parser->extractContent($raw);
+        $this->assertSame($raw, $content);
+
+        $meta = $parser->extractMeta($raw);
+        $this->assertSame([], $meta);
+    }
 }